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Société Générale's Sabatier Joins Etrali Trading Solutions
Etrali Trading Solution has appointed Mike Sabatier, former global deputy head for voice communication services at Société Générale (SocGen), as a vice president of its operations in France.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2014: The Winners and Why They Won
In April, Waters unveiled the winners of the second annual Sell-Side Technology Awards, at a dinner event in Manhattan directly following the 2014 North American Trading Architecture Summit.
Options Nabs Another NYSE Tech Exec, Richard Hughes
Options, the infrastructure-as-a-service provider formerly known as Options IT, has hired Richard Hughes, formerly global head of business development at NYSE Technologies, as senior vice president and managing director for Europe, based in London, and…
OMG Chooses Bloomberg Symbology For Spec
The Object Management Group standards consortium is considering Bloomberg's Open Symbology as the basis for its Financial Instrument Global Identifier specification
Nordea Taps Caplin for FX Trading Platform Data
Nordea Markets, the international trading arm of Nordic-based Nordea Bank, is using market data software vendor Caplin Systems' Caplin Liberator web streaming server to deliver market data from the bank's foreign exchange rates and pricing engines and…
Solarflare Unveils New Delhi R&D Facility
Hardware-acceleration and data network technology provider Solarflare has opened a new research and development facility in New Delhi, India that will contribute to the development of network applications that run on Solarflare's hardware platforms.
Markit Files for US IPO
Markit has filed plans for an initial public offering with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, intended to raise $750 million.
Lucena Raises $1 Million Funding Round
Atlanta, GA-based decision support analytics provider Lucena Research has raised $1 million in a recent funding round to support "rapid expansion" of its cloud-based QuantDesk predictive analytics platform.
Google Finance Publishes JSE Delayed Data
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is now making 15-minute-delayed equity prices available via Google Finance to enable local and global clients and investors to track price movements on JSE, alongside market updates from 35 stock exchanges globally.
SIX Provides Global Data to Mexico's Infosel
Mexican data vendor Infosel has enlisted the US arm of Swiss data provider SIX Financial Information as a content partner to provide the Mexico City-based vendor with global market data to serve its clients at asset managers, pension funds and broker…
Updata, Trading Technologies Ally for Chart-Trading
Derivatives traders can now execute orders directly from charts and strategy back-testing tools within UK-based technical analysis software vendor Updata’s Professional analytics suite, using routing technology from Chicago-based trading software…
Standard Chartered ‘Embraces’ FISD Data Training
Singapore-based Standard Chartered Bank has adopted industry association FISD’s Financial Information Associate (FIA) certification program as its formal training standard for market data staff in its resourcing operations spread across other parts of…
CUSIP Adds Coverage of Crowdfunding Offerings
The provision of CUSIPs for crowdfunding offerings is part of CUSIP Global Services efforts to cover new asset types and has become necessary because of the liberalization of legislation in the US governing private placements
Six Securities Services Acquires Oslo Clearing
Swiss post-trade services provider Six Securities Services has completed the acquisition of Oslo Clearing.
Screen Bows 2014 InfoMatch, Boosts e-Reconciliation, Index License Management
Dutch market data cost and contract management software vendor Screen InfoMatch has rolled out the 2014 edition of its InfoMatch data inventory and cost management tool, in response to demand for improved license management features from asset managers,…
LEI Benefits Will Take Longer, Data Provider Exec Says
In Japan, LEI data will eventually work as a common language for counterparty data, according to Denis Sweeney of Interactive Data
ConvergEx Completes Actant Integration
The global brokerage services provider says its LiquidPoint options technology business has completed software integration with high-performance trading solutions vendor Actant
Wall Street Network Solutions Adds Cuttone, Callanan to Board
New York-based low-latency infrastructure provider Wall Street Network Solutions has named Donato Cuttone and Annie Callanan to its corporate advisory board.
YCharts Splits Charting Capabilities, Preps Expanded ETF, Mutual Fund Data
Chicago-based fundamental data analysis platform provider YCharts has released enhancements to its charting capabilities, and is planning to add further capabilities and content in the coming weeks and months to broaden its appeal to existing and new…
First Derivatives Launches Delta Tools for Calypso Platform
Software and consulting services provider First Derivatives has launched Delta Tools, a suite of monitoring, testing and application management tools designed for the Calypso cross-asset trading platform.
BEPS Spreads Tax Data Collection Wider
An international policy forum is working on a project to collect and coordinate pricing data from multiple markets, with the intent of clearing up jurisdictional issues
BGC Agrees to Purchase Mexican broker Remate Lince
New York brokerage BGC Partners intends to buy Mexican interdealer broker Remate Lince, which runs an interest rate derivatives and bond brokerage businesses.
London Metal Exchange Insources IT
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has announced that it has brought its previously outsourced IT team in-house.
JPMorgan Expands UK South-Coast Facility Investment
JPMorgan Chase has announced a $48 million investment in its Technology and Operations Center, located in Bournemouth, UK.